Schools group may get break on price if it keeps the South Robertson Street lot blight-free.
Posted inCharter Schools
Plessy school facing fundraising shortfall
School in its first year of operation needs $150,000.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Arrested development: Pretrial services under assault in New Orleans
“The message from those who would gouge funding for the program could not be clearer: ‘We like things the way they are.’ ”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge Julian Parker orders financial bonds for all defendants in his court
Even arrestees rated as low-risk must go to a bail bondsman or post bail themselves.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Landmarks budget down, SPCA up as City Council haggles over 2014 spending
Contending the city’s incarceration rate is too high, Councilmember Gray has begun quantifying budget requests in terms of the annual cost of housing an inmate: $18,000.
Posted inSchools
ReNEW pays Recovery School District $196,000 for school meals
The federal government would’ve paid most of that if reimbursement deadlines had been met.
Posted inEnvironment
Bermuda grass is a cheap way to resist erosion — but it may not be enough
Alternatives include porous mats that hold soils in place while allowing grass to grow — at an added cost of more than $350 million. Layering the whole system with concrete is another costly option.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Financial separation of New Orleans’ civil, criminal courts must end
It’s time to deal with financing of the courts while city leaders discuss Charity Hospital and a new courthouse.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Garbage in, garbage out: ‘Grand vision’ for French Market junks tradition
Does a cleaned-up French Market affirm or betray its storied past?
Posted inCharter Schools
Morris Jeff board looking to improve communications
Board holds retreat, looks for ways to gather data from the school.